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INVENTOR Warren WITNESS 6% ATTORN EY Patented Feb. 23, 1932 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE HAROLD M. WARREN, OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA,ASSIGNOR TO STEEL-BOUND CON- TAINER CORPORATION, OF ST. PETERSBURG,FLORIDA, A CORPORATION CONTAINER Application filed October 6, 1930.'Serial No. 486,751.

This invention relates to containers for transporting fruits orvegetables.

An object of the invention is the provision of a container which isformed of staves made of wood or some form of composition material whichare bound together with hoops having means for securing the staves tothe hoops and for securing the heads and bottoms of the container inrigid position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a container formedof staves and hoops in which the staves, tops and bottoms are boundtogether without the use of the usual securing means, the whole whencompleted forming a firm and durable structure.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a containerconstructed of staves which are bound together by metal hoops havingprongs penetrating the staves, the end hoops having lugs or flanges forretaining the tops and bottoms in position.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a containerformed of staves bound together by hoops in which the ends of the hoopsare releasably connected together while the staves are secured to thehoops by integrally formed penetrating prongs.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawingsforming a part of the specification; nevertheless it is to be understoodthat the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptibleof such changes and modifications which shall define no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention as expressed in theappended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a container constructed inaccordance with the principles of my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view, showing the connection between thefree ends of the hoops;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the construction shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section, taken along the line 4-4 ofFigure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view, showing the staves of the containerbound together in a flat sheet;

Figure 6 is a plan view of a hoop before it has been out to providepenetrating pr g Figure 7 is a view in elevation of a portion of hoopafter the prongs have beencut;

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the portion of hoop shown in Figure 7;and

Figure 9 is a view in perspective of the portion of hoop shown inFigures 7 and 8.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1O designates a pluralityof staves which are bound together by means of metal hoops 11, 12 and13. A top 14 is secured in position by means of the hoops 11 while abottom, not shown and which is similar to the construction of the top14, is held in position by the hoop 13. i a

The hoops 11 are secured to the staves 10 in any approved manner eitherafter the hoops have been punched to form penetrating prongs or this maybe done simultaneous ly and any number of hoops may be employeddependent upon the size of the containers so that while I haveshownthree hoops on the container in Figure 3 it may only be necessary toemploy two because of the smallness of the container or more than twohoops can be utilized for the purpose.

The hoops 11, 12 and 13 may be run through a machine such as describedin application Serial No. 464,034, filed June 26, 1930, by James D.Brooks, in which dies are provided for stamping the penetrating prongs,for

forcing the prongs through the staves, and

for swaging the free ends of the prongs in clamping relation with thestaves.

Each of the hoops as shown in Figures 7 to 9 inclusive consists of aribbon of metal having stave penetrating prongs 20 and 21 which areforced through the staves and the free ends 22 are bent over upon theinside of the staves for the purpose of securing the hoops to thestaves. A third prong 23 is formed intermediate the prongs 20 and 21 andis forced into the staves, and this prong provides an anchoring means toprevent shifting of the hoops and cooperates with the prongs 20 and 21for securely attaching the staves to the hoop. It will be noted 110weverthat the prongs 23 merely penetrate the staves.

The blank 25 shown in Figure 6, discloses more clearly the method ofcutting the three prongs in an economical manner, and the prongs are sodesigned that all portions of the metal hoops will be employed for thepurpose of securing the staves to the hoops, and further the prongs areso designed that they will be of suliicient length to not only penetratethe staves but suflicient metal will pr0- ject beyond the inner faces ofthe staves so that the projecting ends may be swaged over for rigidlybinding the staves to the hoops. It will also be seen that the anchoringprongs 23 are in longitudinal alinement as are the points 22 of theprongs 20 and 21.

Those portions of the prongs as indicated at 28 where the prongs jointhe hoops, 11 are inclined at such an angle that the points 22 will bein longitudinal alinement. Furthermorethis angular relation, asindicated at 26 between the inner ends of the prongs and the hoops issuch that the prongs will have the proper length to not only penetratethe staves but that the free end'of the prongs may be swaged over forrigidly securing the staves to the hoops.

It will be appreciated that hoops employed in conection with thesecontainers are not of the continuous type, since the hoops are formedfrom ribbons of metal which are passed through a stamping and diemachine not only for cutting the prongs but for securing the staves tothe hoops by means of the prongs. Therefore, is will be appreciated thatmeans is employed in the present case connecting the free ends of thestraps together, as shown more particularly in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

The free ends 40 and 41 of the straps 11, 12 and 13 are overlapped,assho-wn in Figure 1. 7 However the ends of the hoops or straps 11 and13 have a supplemental portion 42 which is extended beyond theconnecting means generally designated by the numeral 43 for a purposewhich will be present- 1y explained. The end 41 of either strap 11 or 13has an indented portion 44 between its opposite edges which is locatedbetween a pair of curved members 45 projecting outwardly.

The end 40 of the strap 11 has complementally formed members 46 and 47which fit into the members 44 and 45 respectively so that when a cotterpin 48 is forced down between these interfitting portions the ends ofthe straps will be secured together.

The extended portion 42 of the end 40 of the strap 11 is provided with apair of curved members 50 and an indented portion 51 which is curved inthe opposite direction to-the members 50. These members are provided forthe purpose of releasing thestrap 11 sufficiently topermit the removalof the top 14 when it .is

be held in position where it is possible to remove the top 14. I

The upper strap 11 and the lower strap 13 are each provided with aninturned flange 60 which engages the outer surface of the top 14 for.rigidly securing the top and bottom in position. However, instead of theflange 60, lugs may be punched laterally'from theouter edges of thestraps Hand 13 for engaging the topand bottom to retainsaid members :lIlpositlon.

V The overlapping portions of the end straps are likewise inturned attheir outer edges thereby forming a continuation of the flange 60.

As shown more particularly in Figure 1 the inner edge of the top 14restsupon the top- 61 of the staves 10 so that when the flange .60 is forceddownwardly upon said topor bottom it will be rigidly secured inplace. Byreleas ing the connecting members 43 ofthe strap 11 the upper portionsof the staves may be forced apart sufiiciently to permit the edges ofthe top 14 to clear the inner periphery vof the flange 60 when thecotter pin 48 has locked thecomplementa-l members 50 and 51 with-thecomplemental members 44 and 45.

If desired the end 41 of thestrap 11 may be punched to provide thesemi-circular member 62which will receive the semi-circular member 51inorder to provide for cl0se-contact .ofthe extension42 with the end 41of the strap'll; v

' I claim:

1. A flat comprising a fiber wall member, thin fiat metal binding stripslocated at one face and along the opposite edges'of said wall member,meansholding said strip to said wall member,a-relatively-shallow.anchoring means adjacent the holdingmeanspresenting a relatively broad resistance surfacesubstantiallyperpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stri I 2? A container ofknock-down construction comprising a fiber wall member, thin fiat metalbinding strips, prongs projecting from the strips and penetrating thewall member for securing the binding strips to said wall, the free endof the prongs being clinched over the inner face-of the wall, the outeredges of the metal strips adjacent the opposite edges of the wall memberprojecting beyond said opposite edges, a'closure for the open end of thecontainer, th projecting edgesof the metal strips being'swaged over theclosure, a relatively shallow anchoring means acent the .prongslpresenting a relatively broad resistance surface substantiallyperpendicular to the height of the container and acting in opposition tothe swaged over portions of the metal strips for aiding in maintainingthe metal strips in position.

3. A container of knock-down construction comprising a fiber wallmember, thin flat metal binding strips located at one face and along theopposite edges of said wall member and provided with prongs penetratingthe wall member in spaced relation with the free end of the prongsclinched over the inner face of the wall member for securing the metalstrips to the wall member, a relatively shallow anchoring means adjacentthe prongs presenting a relatively broad resistance surfacesubstantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the strip.

4. A container of knock-down construction comprising a fiber wallmember, thin fiat meta1 binding strips, means holding said strips tosaid wall, the outer edges of the metal strips adjacent the oppositeedges of the wall member projecting beyond said opposite edges, aclosure for the open end of the container, the projecting edges of themetal strips being swaged over the closure, a relatively shallowanchoring means adjacent the holding means presenting a relatively broadresistance surface substantially perpendicular to the height of thecontainer and acting in opposition to the swaged over portions of themetal strips for aiding in maintaining the metal strips in position.

HAROLD M. WARREN.

